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15G20kt quartering tailwind on a very short field runway. Any takers? Here's what I saw about 5 minutes ago: IFR conditions. Rain turned to snow. Indefinite ceiling, 400ft visibility. Wind is a varying quartering tailwind pretty much down the runway at 15G20 kts. Snow is sticking on the...

This is completely trivial and unimportant to most people but it's kind of interesting in it's own way. I've been on this board since the beginning and the discussion has vaguely been bumped into on occasion here so quite a few of you know that I live in a motorhome and am known in the RV...

Hmmm. I don't know if this belongs in Hangar Talk or Pilot Training or Lessons Learned but it's amusing with a lesson on what not to do during an emergency: Anyone remember the old Battlestar Galactica series? I was poking around at a video from The Return Of Starbuck and ran across this...

Just about every time I forget why they call this place Golden, the sky turns bright orange around sunset. Of course when that happens I have to get up on the roof with the camera. Enjoy. Merry Christmas everyone.

In light of the upcoming holiday that usually involves lots of fireworks, I know there are at least some on the board that would enjoy this little story. P.S. Don't try this at home unless you know what you are doing. =========================================== About 2 weeks ago, I was...

How would you like to be taking off and have this thing jump out of the weeds and fly across the runway in front of you?

I guess you shouldn't irritate your companions in close quarters sometimes. :no: Friday the crew of the space station went outside to put in a safing bolt on the mobile transporter. The first thing they did was heave their unwanted companion, space suit and all, overboard for a firey reentry...

Maybe I did this to myself: In edit profile I inadvertently deleted my display name and pushed save. It gave me grief then I put it back. Now all my posts are listed as fgcason instead of Frank Cason like it use to be. (this applies to new posts as well as older ones from way back) Also the...

I'm one of those caveman aviators that would prefer to do a Key West FL to Attu AK XC in a J-3 Cub at 500-1000 AGL with the door open the whole way watching the scenery go by and overnighting in pastures and mountain meadows. A 170 or such would be ok but I'd take the Cub given the chance just...

For anyone following the Mars Rover stories: On Friday Opportunity escaped the sand dune it has been dug into since SOL 446 (April 26). All 6 wheels are now on solid ground. YAY!!! :happydance: Multiple drive commands were issued for 12 then 20 meters each resulting in travel from 0.9 -...

The USAF Academy graduation was today. For some reason the Thunderbirds can't seem stay away from that event. No clue why. ;) Enjoy the show, or at least parts of it anyway: http://riga1992.home.att.net/Tbirds/Tbirds.html

Prometheus they say brought gods fire down to man... And we've caught it, tamed it, trained it, Since our history began... (Some stories should not be missed. This is definitely one of them) ...but the gods do not give lightly of the powers that they have made...

Warning: Mindless rambling then something good from centuries ago. Rant on. Maybe it was the mandatory 1.5+hr all hands company meeting friday yapping about how we're doing infinitely great things, truly going places, and innovative creative risk takers that got to me. They acted like they...

You missed your chance this time round: http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/ He only had one seat anyway...how rude.